Side frame for car-trucks.



W. P. BETTENDORP, DEGD.

J. w. BETTENDORI, ADMINISTRATOR.

SIDE FRAME FOR GAR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION P11 311 MAY 23,1908.

99,0535 Patented May 30,1911.

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W. P. BETTENDORP, DEUD.

J. w. BETTENDORF, ADMINISTRATOR.

SIDE FRAME FOR OAR TRUCKS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 23,1908.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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improved journal-boxes.

UNETED TAT Pd lfihlhl ll WILLIAM F. BETTENDORF, OF DAVENPORT, IOVJA; 3'.WV. BETTENDORF ADMENISLTBATOR OF SAID WILLIAM 1. BETTENDORF, DECEASED.

sins FRAME non CAR-TRUCKS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mug; 3*. ltljli.

Application filedMay 23, 1908. Serial No. 423 5658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM P. Bs'r'rs-N- mom, a citizen of the United.States, and a resident. of Davenport. in the county of Scott and Stateof Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SideFrames for Gar-Trucks, of which the following is it clear, full, andexact description.

My invention relates to cast metal side- 'frsmes for ear-trucks, andparticularly to the journahboxes thereof, and its object is to permitaccess to the interior of said journalhoxesfroni a point alongside ofthe journals of the car-axle, either to permit the removal of thejournshboxes (or-endwiseof the side frames) easily and quickly duringthe operation of knocking down or taking the truck to pieces orreplacing when essombling the parts thereof. This it accomplish by themeans hereinafter described and as particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is side view of the side-frame of s car-truckshowing 111 Fig. 2 is 2. side I view or said ournal box drawn to alarger scale. l ig. 3 is plain view thereof. Fig. i is EL transversevertical section takenv on dotted line 38, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similarView of a modified form of my invention.

Referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will he noticed that my improvedjournalboxes are castin one piece with the sideframe A, in substantiallythe some manner as the joui'mz hoi: of the sidot'rzune for which LettiPatent of the United States were granted to me October (3, 1903, No.740,617. While I prefer to so cast the ions IXELl-l'JOXGS and side-framein one piece, it is not absolutely nccesszury. The shape of thesejournal-lions correspond with that of the standard journal-lion now inextensive use. and UUZUPLL j g 'nnl-hfiX having 'LIldclosed except forthe opening in its frontend closed by the conventional lid, and the axleop ing in its rear end. Its side-wall next the end of the ci -t'rame Ais made integral made for the reception of the lower edge of a plate C,which latter is rectangular in shape and has its upper edge seated in agroove f, cut in the under surface of the top of the box: About midwayits length this plate 0 is provided with outwardly projecting lugs h,the former of which projects from near its upper edge and the letterfrom its lower edge. Vihen the parts of the journahbox are properlyassembled, lug g comes immediately under lug 0 01 the top B, and secinedthereto by means of a bolt nut ic, and lug it lies list upon and comesiinniedistely ever u lug K projecting from the center of length of theedge (Z of the hottom of the journal-hon, out is secured there-- to byaholt and nut Pgsul'. initially as shown in the drawings. This piste, ispmvided mediate its ends with veri I E projecting from its innersurface, for the retention of the usual shaped journal. hear.- ings notshown), and at its rear end is provided with a lz'nierully projectingwebbing, F, that corresponds to and forms part of the rcur wall thejUtll'llzlhbOIi, covering an area above the plane of the edge (I, of thetrough or bottom thereof", and projecting ahovethe axle opening as "uras the vertical plane of the center 0. the some. W hen it is desired togain access to the interior of the box, the bolts D and .l: are .emoved;the lid of the ho uiscd to r :1 iilin C is removed by sliding it forwardout of grooves c and j, utter the ournnldieurings have been removed.lllute C czuu he or conveniently returned to the position from which itwas withdrawn by sliding it back into the grooves c and f andCltllnl'llllg the lugs C and K and it and Z1, togethe by the bolts andnuts, substantially as shown.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings I show a modified construction of myinvention, in which the journal-box is constructed substantially thesome as in Fig. witli the exception that the side of the top oi the box,farthest from the side irzizne. l'BY'iDiIi-gil'fiS in the vertical planeof the inner surface of the adjacent side oi. the some. and with thee?-ceptlon that the upper edge J of the sidewall (:1 extends up past theadjacent longitu.

y.l,cm 1W5. i i... pinneur the to ioeicoi. and ice plate be had to theinterior of the same.

dinal edge of the top to the upper'surface thereof, whereuponit isflanged inward and downward and has its downturned extremity, I, serveas a tenon that enters a longitudina-l groove in the top, substantiallyas shown. The lower edge of the side-wall G enters a longitudinal groovein the edge m of the bottom or trough of the box, and is provided,mediate its ends, with an outwardly projecting lug 71., which, when theparts of the box are properly assembled, laps over the correspondinglug. 0 projecting outward from the edge m, and are secured together by asuitable bolt M, substantially as shown. In this modified construction,upon removing the bolt M, the side-wall can be lifted vertically fromits seat, and access This side-wall G, has guide-lugs (I for thejournal-bearings, and also has a webbing It projecting-laterally fromits rear edge in a direction opposite lug n, whose shape and contourconform to the area of the rear of the box, above the plane of the edgem on the adjacent side of the vertical plane intersecting the center oftheaxle opening, the same as side-wall G shown in Fig. 3. The onlydifferences in the construction of the guidelugs g andthe webbing R,from the equivalent features of plate C, is that the upper edges of theguide-lugs q terminate a istance below the under surface of the top ofthe box, corresponding tothat which it would be necessary to liftside-wall G, in order to unseat its edges from the grooves in which theare firmly seated, and the upper edge 0 the webbing R extends up througha suitable transverse groove in the top of the box, near the rear endthereof, in order to permit of the side-wall being removed by firstraising it slightly and then moving it a little away from thejournalbox.

It will, of course, be understood that if desired, plate C, or wall G,may be made greater in height so as to form a greater portion of theside of the journal-box opposite that attached to the side-frame of thetruck, than as shown, and I wish, therefore, to be considered ascontemplating such changes in their dimensions as coming within thescope of my invention. In fact, I desire to be understood as consideringany journalbox divided longitudinally into two parts, one of which formsthe greater or less part of the outer side of the box, and is removablysecured to the other part, which latter is cast or otherwise madeintegral with the end of the side-frame, as coming Within the scope ofmy invention.

that I claim as new is:

1. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, whichlatter are partly cast in one piece with said side-frames and have thesidewall thereof opposite said sideframe made separate and removablysecured thereto.

2. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes which latterare partly cast in one iece with said side-frame, and have the side wallthereof opposite said side-frame made separate and its upper and loweredge removably retained in grooves in the part that integral with theside frame.

A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, the portionsof which latter adjacent to the ends of the side-frame and the topsthereof being cast in one piece with said side-frames, and the sideportion of said journal-boxes opposite the side-frame being castseparate and removably secured to the remainder.

4:. Arailway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, the top,bottom, and one side of said journal-boxes being cast in one piece withsaid side-frames and the side wall opposite said side-frames being madeseparate and removably secured to the adj acent edges of the top andbottom.

5. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, the top,bottom and one side of said journal-boxes being cast in one piece withsaid sideframes, and the side Wall opposite said side-frames being madeseparate and having its upper and lower edges removably seated inlongitudinal grooves in the adjacent edges of said top and bottom.

6. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal boxes the top,bottom and one side of said journal-boxesbeing cast. inone piece withsaid side-frame and the ongi-' tudinal edge of the said bottom oppositesaid side-frames having an integral lug projecting laterally outwardtherefrom, and the side-wall of said journal-boxes opposite theside-frames having a lug projecting from its lower edge and means forsecuring the same to the lug projecting from the adjacent bottom edge.

7.' A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal boxes the top,bottom, and one side of said journal-boxes being cast in one piece withsaid side-frame and thelongitudinal edges of the said top-and bottomopposite said side-frames having integral lugs projecting laterallyoutward therefrom, and the side-wall of the said journal-boxes oppositethe side-frame having lugs projecting from its upper and lower edges,and means for securing the same to the lugs projecting from the adjacenttop and bottom edges. j

8. Arailway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes the top,bottom and one side-wall of said journal boxes being cast in one piecewith said side-frame and the longitudinal edges of said top and bottomopposite the side-frame being. provided with grooves 3.110. naving lugsprojeeting laterally outward therefrom, and the side-wall of said boxesopposite the ends of the sideframes being made separate from theremainder thereof and have its upper and lower edges seated in saidgrooves, and has lugs projecting laterally outward from its said edges,and means for connecting the lugs of said removable wall to the lugsprojecting from the said edges of the top and bottom of the remainingportion of the wall.

9. A railway truck comprising side-frames and journal-boxes, whichlatter are partly cast in one piece with said side-frames and my hand anhave removable side-walls opposite said sideframes that are madeseparate and the rear edges thereof provided with webbing projectintransversely inward toward the center 0 the box and forming a part ofthe rear-wall of the same,

In testimon. whereof I have hereunto set seal this 3d day of April, A.D., 19081 WILLIAM 1 BETTENDORF.

v Witnesses M. G. S'roLL, E.'R.'LUNDY.

